Expression of SMAD signal transduction molecules in the pancreas

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 263-267

  Brorson, M ^a   Hougaard, D M ^b   Nielsen, J H ^c   Tornehave, D ^d   Larsson, L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activin; Beta cells; BMP; DPC4; Insulin; Pancreatic cancer; Signal transduction; SMAD; TGF ; Tumour suppressor proteins

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LIGAND; PROTEIN SMAD 1; PROTEIN SMAD 2; PROTEIN SMAD 4; SMAD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034805576     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180100316     Document Type: Article

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